(5-11) lost their sixth game in a row on Sunday, this time to the New Orleans Saints (-4.5). Quarterback Sam Darnold threw for just 132 yards and a touchdown while the Saint defense sacked him seven times.
National media’s theme this week in assessing the Panther revolved around their offensive line after the seven-sack performance. But Darnold wasn’t completely off the hook either. No one on the offense really was, as has been the case for some time.
NBC Sports was perhaps most stinging this week when it wrote, “Remember when Matt Rhule was the NFL’s next great head coach?